Forrest, who has served as SXSW co-president since 2022 and president since 2024, originated and nurtured to prominence the ...

President and chief programming officer Hugh Forrest is no longer leading the festival, the Austin Business Journal reports.

Forrest joined SXSW in 1989. He became chief programming officer in 1994, was promoted to co-president in 2022 and became the ...

However, Forrest is seemingly only one name on the list. The Chronicle has heard that another 10 or more staff members, ...

South by Southwest President Hugh Forrest, the annual festival and conference’s longtime top programmer who assumed the chief office last year, has been fired. Forrest, who has served as SXSW ...

Hugh Forrest, the president of South by Southwest — one of Austin's most consequential events — is no longer running the ...

High-profile departures include co-president Hugh Forrest after SXSW 2025 drew criticism for poor attendance and its ...